I really enjoyed it every time I think back that I grow in a community wherein electricity were sourced out from renewable energy. I came from a town named Cauayan from the province of Negros Occidental in the island of Negros on the central part of the Philippines.
The province central icon beside sugarcane is the legendary volcano Mt. Kanlaon. People has lots of stories to tell about Mt. Kanlaon, some are true (sometimes tragic) and the others, legend. But this mysterious volcano is also a symbol of island's economic power and resiliency because it is a huge potential for geothermal energy sources.
This volcanic profile of Negros island has resulted to the development of two geothermal energy plant. The Northern Negros Geothermal Power Plant in Negros Occidental and the Palinpinon Geothermal Power Plant in Negros Oriental. This two plants are the major power supplier of electricity of the island.
It is also a pride of the Filipino people because in terms of installed geothermal electricity capacity, the Philippines with a capacity of 1904 MW as of 2010 is on the top 3 globally together with the United States and Indonesia.
One thing great about geothermal being the source of electricity is that it didn't have any hazardous substance that would directly affect human health, in other words it didn't create pollution and therefore makes people happpy. Another thing is that the sources is renewable - it came from steam underneath the earth's surface.
The Negros island is lucky enough that it have an abundant geothermal energy sources which not just serve as an eco-tourist destination but also gives every Negrosanon a stable power supply.
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